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Tigers 8 @ Athletics 9
Municipal Stadium
July 3, 1955

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Athletics and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 3, 1955 at Municipal Stadium. The home team Athletics beat the visiting Tigers with a score of 9 to 8.

Game Summary

DateJuly 3, 1955 
Visiting Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 8 H: 17 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 8
Hits: 17
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Kansas City Athletics
R: 9 H: 14 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 9
Hits: 14
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherLou Sleater  
Losing PitcherGeorge Zuverink  
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Game Info

DateJuly 3, 1955 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamDetroit Tigers 
Home TeamKansas City Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherDuke Maas  
Home Starting PitcherVic Raschi  
BallparkMunicipal Stadium 
CityKansas City 
StateMO 
Attendance20,275 
Time of Game3 hours 58 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Summers
1B: Eddie Hurley
2B: Hank Soar
3B: Ed Runge

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Harvey Kuenn  Shortstop 
Bill Tuttle  Center Fielder 
Al Kaline  Right Fielder 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Ray Boone  Third Baseman 
Jim Delsing  Left Fielder 
Red Wilson  Catcher 
Fred Hatfield  Second Baseman 
Duke Maas  Pitcher 
Bucky Harris  Manager 

Kansas City Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe DeMaestri  Shortstop 
Enos Slaughter  Right Fielder 
Bill Wilson  Left Fielder 
Harry Simpson  Center Fielder 
Vic Power  First Baseman 
Jim Finigan  Second Baseman 
Hector Lopez  Third Baseman 
Joe Astroth  Catcher 
Vic Raschi  Pitcher 
Lou Boudreau  Manager 

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Tigers 8 @ Athletics 9
Municipal Stadium
July 3, 1955

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         Game of 7/3/1955 -- Detroit at Kansas City (D)

  Detroit            AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Kuenn H, ss           6  3  3  0   DeMaestri J, ss       7  1  2  0   
Tuttle B, cf          7  1  1  2   Slaughter E, rf       3  1  1  0   
Kaline A, rf          6  3  4  3   Renna B, rf-lf        3  0  1  1   
Torgeson E, 1b        4  0  2  0   Wilson B, lf-rf       6  2  1  2   
Phillips J, ph-1b     2  0  0  0   Simpson H, cf         7  1  3  1   
Boone R, 3b           6  0  1  2   Power V, 1b           6  3  3  4   
Delsing J, lf         1  0  0  0   Finigan J, 2b         5  0  0  0   
Phillips B, pr-lf     4  0  1  0   Lopez H, 3b           5  0  2  1   
Wilson R, c           7  0  2  0   Astroth J, c          5  0  1  0   
Hatfield F, 2b        6  0  1  0   Raschi V, p           3  0  0  0   
Malmberg H, ph-2b     1  0  0  0   Harrington B, p       0  0  0  0   
Maas D, p             1  0  1  0   Ceccarelli A, p       0  0  0  0   
Cristante L, p        0  0  0  0   Sain J, p             1  0  0  0   
Fain F, ph            1  0  0  0   Valo E, ph            1  1  0  0   
Foytack P, p          1  0  0  0   Sleater L, p          0  0  0  0   
Maxwell C, ph         1  1  1  0                                      
Birrer B, p           2  0  0  0                                      
Bertoia R, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Zuverink G, p         0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     57  8 17  7                        52  9 14  9

Detroit          001 020 103 000 10 --  8
Kansas City      204 000 010 000 11 --  9
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maas D*               2.0  6  6  6  2  1
Cristante L           1.0  2  0  0  0  0
Foytack P             5.0  2  1  1  2  4
Birrer B              5.0  3  1  0  1  3
Zuverink G (L)        0.1  1  1  1  0  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Raschi V+             8.0 13  6  6  2  1
Harrington B          0.1  1  1  1  0  0
Ceccarelli A          0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Sain J                4.1  3  1  0  2  3
Sleater L (W)         1.0  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- DeMaestri J, Finigan J, Kuenn H
DP -- Detroit 1, Kansas City 3
LOB -- Detroit 13, Kansas City 10
2B -- DeMaestri J, Power V, Kuenn H 2, Maxwell C
3B -- Simpson H, Tuttle B
HR -- Kaline A 2, Wilson B, Power V 2
SH -- Raschi V
SF -- Power V, Boone R
WP -- Maas D
T -- 3:58
A -- 20275

    

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